February 6, 2012

McCord Keeps Lady Tigers Undefeated

It came down to a dramatic tiebreaker at the end of the night, but the Lady Tigers tennis team stayed undefeated with a 5-4 win over Webb City Thursday evening.

After eight matches — three doubles and five singles matches — Webb City and Republic had each won four. The final singles match of the night between Republic’s Meagan McCord and Webb City’s Macy Layne went the distance, and more.

McCord jumped out to a big lead, only to see Layne storm back to force a tiebreaker. But McCord captured the first two points of the tiebreaker, and went on to win it 7-3.

The win keeps Republic undefeated on the season. Here are the individual match results:

Samantha Minor def. Maranda Ann Miller 8-3
Danielle Hopkins loses to Kirsten Robertson 7-9
Meagan McCord def. Macy Layne 8-8 (7-3)
Jordan Jones def. Emily Graskemper 8-0
Hayley Walser loses to Elizabeth Tappana 1-8
Chloe Hindy loses to Darshi Edirisooriya 1-8
Minor/McCord def. Miller/Robertson 8-3
Jankins/Hopkins lose to Layne/Tappana 6-8
Jones/Walser def. Graskemper/Edirisooriya 8-1

The Webb City JV squad defeated Republic.

Lady Tigers Whack Wildcats

The Lady Tigers tennis team stayed undefeated with an easy win over Neosho in COC play Monday. Here are the results:

Varsity

1. Samantha Minor def. Elizabeth Wood 8-1
2. Courtney Jenkins def. Devi Bentz 8-4
3. Danielle Hopkins def. Rachel Stillions 8-4
4. Meagan McCord def. Janci Fowkes 8-4
5. Jordan Jones def. Rachel Mallory 8-0
6. Hayley Walser def. Kaileigh Thomlinson 8-2

Doubles:
Minor / McCord def. Wood / Fowkes 8-2
Jenkins / Hopkins def Bentz / Stillions 8-4
Jones / Walser def. Mallory / Thomlinson 8-2

JV:

Singles

Chloe Hindy def Jamie Ferguson 6-0
Melody Gossau def Jamie Ferguson 6-3

Doubles:
Rebecca Ledford / Sarah Jones win 6-3
Justice Wipff / Michaela Moore win 6-1
Phoenix Mayer / Courtney Hodge win 6-1
Kami Trusler / Nadia Hendrix win 6-1
Tori Geisler / Rachel Scillian loss 4-6
Ashley Cameron / Sierra Watts win 6-4
Alissa Damron / Taylor Sandul win 6-4

Girls Tennis Team Trounces Nixa

The Republic Lady Tigers tennis team beat Nixa 8-1 Thursday. It’s the second straight victory for the Lady Tigers, who beat Clever to open the season.

Samantha Minor (Republic) def. Lyndsey Hamilton 8-6.

Courtney Jenkins (Republic) def. Lauren Eck 8-4.

Danielle Hopkins (Republic) def. Shahrzod 8-6.

Meagan McCord (Republic) def. Sara Gensler 8-3.

Jordan Jones (Republic) def. Bayley Daniels 8-4.

Kelly Farmer (Nixa) def. Hayley Walser 8-6.

Minor/McCord (Republic) def. Hamilton/Eck 9-7

Jenkins/Hopkins (Republic) def. Latifi/Daniels 9-7

Jones/Walser (Republic) def. Gensler/Farmer 8-3.

Lady Tigers Sweep Clever

The Republic Lady Tigers tennis team swept Clever to open the 2011 season, winning all nine varsity matches.

Samantha Minor, Courtney Jenkins and Meagan McCord took their matches 8-3. Jordan Jones won her match 8-2. Danielle Hopkins and Hayley Walser both swept to 8-0 victories.

In doubles, all three teams (Minor/McCord, Jenkins/Hopkins, and Jones/Walser) won 8-2.

The Lady Tigers improve to 1-0. The match was played at Nixa because of a delay in the new courts being built at Republic.

The JV matches were cut short by lightning.

Volleyball Postseason Honors

The Lady Tigers volleyball team took home several post-season honors. Here’s a list:

All-Conference
1st team: Nicole Hallam
2nd team: Jordan Jones
Honorable mention: Shelby Gordon

All-Region
1st team: Nicole Hallam
2nd team: Jordan Jones

All-State
Honorable mention: Nicole Hallam

Willard Ends Republic’s Volleyball Season

After trips to the state quarterfinals in its last two seasons, Republic ended its volleyball season early this year. Willard knocked off Republic in the first round of the district tournament at Carthage, 26-24 16-25 25-23. Republic had beaten Willard earlier this season.

Nicole Hallam led the team with 11 kills, and Alex Botkin had 10. Botkin also had 22 digs, to go along with Mallory Long’s 19.

Jordan Jones added 19 assists, and Sarah Kreul had 16.

Republic ends its season at 18-14-1.

Volleyball Team Picks Up Big Road Win

Republic’s volleyball team went on the road and handed Carthage its fourth loss of the season Thursday, 25-23 15-25 25-20.

Nicole Hallam had 15 kills to lead the Lady Tigers. Jordan Jones chipped in with 22 assists. The victory improves Republic’s overall record to 14-11.

Republic’s JV team won a nailbiter in three sets, 22-25 27-25 25-23.

The freshmen won in straight sets, 25-17 25-8.

Nixa Wins in 3

The Lady Tigers volleyball team dropped a tough one in three sets to Nixa Thursday night, 25-13 22-25 25-19. It was the first conference loss for Republic after opening the COC season with a win over Neosho earlier this week.

Jordan Jones had 11 assists and 10 digs for Republic. Mallory Long contributed 11 digs, and Nicole Hallam had nine kills to power the offense. Alex Botkin served three aces to lead the team.

Republic falls to 7-8 overall. Nixa improves to 17-8.

The Republic JV team also suffered a rare loss, in three sets, 25-15 17-25 25-13. The Republic freshmen won 25-20 25-20.

Volleyball Team Wins in Straight Sets

The Lady Tigers volleyball team cruised to a win at Neosho Tuesday night, 25-21 25-17. Jordan Jones had 25 assists and nine digs to lead Republic in both categories. Bri Goforth had eight kills to power the offense.

The victory evens Republic’s record at 7-7 this season. They’re 1-0 in Central Ozark Conference play with the victory.

The JV team also won in straight sets, 25-10 25-18.

Volleyball Team Escapes Stockton’s Upset Bid

The Republic Lady Tigers volleyball team narrowly escaped with a win at Stockton Thursday night. Republic jumped to an early lead in the first game, but Stockton came back, and took its first lead at 19-18. The teams went back and forth the rest of the way, with Stockton taking game one, 25-23.

The second game was a mirror image of the first, with Stockton holding an early lead, until Republic got hot. From 10-12 down, Republic nine of the next 11 points to take a 19-14 lead. They went on to take the game 25-20.

Republic seemed to be in control in game three, but could never put Stockton away. Republic built a six-point lead at 17-11. But Stockton clawed back to within one point, at 20-19. Republic stretched the lead again, to 24-20, and Stockton made it 24-23 before Republic scored the deciding point.

Nicole Hallam and Alex Botkin each had 12 kills to lead the Lady Tigers. Jordan Jones had 20 assists, and Sarah Kreul added 17. Botkin had 15 digs and Mallory Long had 10.

Republic improves to 4-3. Stockton suffers its first loss, and falls to 4-1.

Republic’s JV team had an easier time, cruising to victory, 25-7 25-9.